The impact on the barrier, which Mick Schumacher suffered in Jeddah, took place at a speed of about 270 km / h and the pilot had to face an overload of 33G. Mick spent the night in the hospital for observation, but was released the next day without serious injuries and appeared in the paddock.
Team boss Guenther Steiner said the damage to the car was extensive, but the chassis should be salvable.
“The chassis itself does not seem to be broken. The side impact structure is destroyed, but we can replace it. Of course, we have to check the chassis properly first, but to be honest, it doesn’t look so bad. “
“I was told by Ferrari that the engine also seemed to be in order. Batteries too. But everything else is broken. “
As Steiner admits, it will all cost Haas a lot of money.
“I think the cost will be quite high because all the suspension is destroyed, except for the left front, there could be something left. But the rest is carbon powder. “
“I don’t know exactly how much it will cost, but the whole body and radiators are gone, so I would say it will be between half a million and a million [dolarů].”
Although teams can remove some of the costs of repairs after an accident from the budget ceiling. However, Steiner points out that the team cannot afford many accidents of a similar magnitude financially.
“In a racing team, you can never stick to a budget like in a normal commercial business. Because there is this risk, which is clearly an unpredictable event. But if you have two or three such events, they will cease to be unpredictable events and become a loss. “
“It simply came to our notice then. Of course, I hope that we will not have more such situations this year. “
